New bird in the house!!

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:43 pm

Thought I'd like to have one of these. Never had one before. Neck and middle combo sounds really good. Not too crazy about the bridge tone, too bright. I might exchange it for a Seymourized mini hum. Plays great, I had to replaced the bridge on it. Seems Gibson is putting generic bridges on the new guitars ei. pre-cut saddles, no "Made in Germany" stamp.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:04 pm

Hmmm, that's a nice "wall o' pauls" behind that birdie, too!

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:48 pm

NY Chief wrote:Hmmm, that's a nice "wall o' pauls" behind that birdie, too!

Thanks Chief

!!

Bad Kitty · Post by **Bad Kitty** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:40 am

Is that a Floyd Rose on the goldtop?

Mike

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:48 am

Bad Kitty wrote:Is that a Floyd Rose on the goldtop?

Mike

Yes it is. This is the guitar that I saw sitting in the window of a run down computer repair shop. It's a '78 custom. It had all the finish stripped from the top, an added floyd rose and a slightly cracked neck. I bought it for $165 and had another $165 in paint and repairs. I always wanted a Les Paul with a trem on it. I had one with a Kahler but, that really sucked alot of tone. This one doesn't affect the tone as much. I can go from a hardtail to the floyd without a big change in tone.

stoo · Post by **stoo** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:53 am

Beauty!! I always wanted a double reverse. I have a non reverse '65 Firebird III.
Stew

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:16 am

stoo wrote:Beauty!! I always wanted a double reverse. I have a non reverse '65 Firebird III.
Stew

Post a pic of your bird!!

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:39 am

dude, you have some bad azz axes. i love the goldtop custom, but that firebird is pretty damn cool too! i always loved watching johnny winter tear his up.

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:13 pm

Man, that makes me want to play freebird.

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:41 pm

45auto wrote:dude, you have some bad azz axes. i love the goldtop custom, but that firebird is pretty damn cool too! i always loved watching johnny winter tear his up.

Thanks. It's funny when people ask why i have so many. They just don't get it. I tell em, ever since I got married I had to stop collecting girlfriends, so I had to start collecting something else!!!

Maybe this weekend I'll get em all together for a family shot (guitars not girls). I have a studio light in the shop that will not be present.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:05 pm

[quote="77custom
Thanks. It's funny when people ask why i have so many. They just don't get it. I tell em, ever since I got married I had to stop collecting girlfriends, so I had to start collecting something else!!![/quote]

heh heh

I'll have to run that by my wife!

It's like riding a HOG, too. "If I have to explain..."

ToneBone · Post by **ToneBone** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:59 pm

White bird.

77custom · Post by **77custom** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:21 pm

ToneBone wrote:White bird.

Oh yeah, that's what I'm talkin' bout!!

blueboxer · Post by **blueboxer** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:59 pm

77 Custom, I think that I've got your Bird's twin...

stoo · Post by **stoo** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:55 am

77custom wrote:
stoo wrote:Beauty!! I always wanted a double reverse. I have a non reverse '65 Firebird III.
Stew
Post a pic of your bird!!

OK